Bahrain Amal Islamic Society Under Seige by al Khalifa Regime

Urgent from #Bahrain Arrest of Secretary General of the Islamic Action Society Sheikh Mohamed Ali AlMahfoodh

Arrest of Sheikh Mohamed Ali AlMahfoodh
His and all of the detainees lives and safety are the responsibility of the king, his allies and supporters

In the name of Allah, the most merciful, most graceful

The Islamic Action Society declares that the Bahraini authorities have detained Sheikh Mohamed Ali AlMahfoodh, Secretary General of the Society, one of the widely known clergymen around the Islamic world and one of the opposition symbols in the country, a leader of a major civil society organization elected freely by its members. Sadly, the arrest of Sheikh AlMahfoodh falls in the course of a vicious repression campaign and a gag, freedom depriving system, launched by the authorities in response to the peaceful demands of the citizens of Bahrain of freedoms and human rights that are recognized worldwide, as well as the arrest of a religious leadership being a breach of local norms.
His arrest, also falls in a series of arrests of many citizens who compose the constructive fabric of the country and political and social leaders as a clear and frank response from the authorities in Bahrain to the calls of the international community for them to respect the freedoms and basic human rights and respect the right to peaceful expression of opinion.

The Bahraini authorities had already targeted the family of Sheikh AlMahfoodh and severely beat them after attacking his home in Bani Jamra and took his minor 16 year-old son Hassan as a hostage. By arrested Sheikh AlMahfoodh and his two sons, being the leader of the Society, the authorities have eliminated the Society itself, having already arrested most of the board members and over 40 staff members, which is a dangerous precedent, the first of its kind, to completely eliminate a major political society and place it behind bars. …more